TOWERS NURSING HOME
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Penalty
$15,239
Outcome
TOWERS NURSING HOME in SMITHVILLE, TX was fined $15,239 by CMS following 13 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
TOWERS NURSING HOME (SMITHVILLE, TX) — $15,239 in CMS Fines
Outcome: TOWERS NURSING HOME in SMITHVILLE, TX was fined $15,239 by CMS following 13 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
How Crucible Prevents This
Crucible's continuous compliance monitoring would have flagged the regulatory gaps that led to these CMS fines — through automated survey-readiness checks, real-time deficiency tracking, staff compliance dashboards, and corrective action plan enforcement — preventing the violations before the next federal survey.
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